Technical writing for success / Darlene Smith-Worthington, Sue Jefferson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Mason, OH : South-Western, Cengage Learning, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Edition: third editionDescription: xi, 449 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780538450485
- 0538450487
- 808.0666 22 S.D.T
- T11 .S6 2011
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
Main library B11 | 808.0666 S.D.T (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00009330 |
Browsing Main library shelves, Shelving location: B11 Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| 808.0666 F.L.P Pocket book of technical writing for engineers and scientists / | 808.0666 G.S.T Technical writing : process and product / | 808.0666 G.S.T Technical communication : process and product / | 808.0666 S.D.T Technical writing for success / | 808.0666 W.k.W Writing for the technical professions / | 808.06665 E.P.F Five-minute activities for Business English / | 808.06665 K.S.C Contemporary business report writing / |
Includes index.
Chapter 1. WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?. ; You Are a Technical Writer!. Characteristics of Technical Writing. How Technical Writing Compares to Other Writing. --
Chapter 2. AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE. ; Meeting the Audience's Needs. Planning Your Document's Purpose, Scope, and Medium. --
Chapter 3. TECHNICAL RESEARCH. ; Researching at Work. Finding Secondary Data. Documenting Secondary Sources. Evaluating Sources. Taking Notes from Sources. Collecting Primary Data. --
Chapter 4. WRITING PROCESS. ; A Process for Technical Writing. Planning. Drafting and Revising. Copyediting and Publishing. Writing Collaboratively. --
Chapter 5. BRIEF CORRESPONDENCE. ; Introduction to Text Messages, E-mails, Memos, and Letters. Audience. Prewriting. Formatting. Composing the Message. --
Chapter 6. DOCUMENT DESIGN AND GRAPHICS. ; Designing the Document. Who Reads Graphics?. Designing Graphics. Constructing Graphics. --
Chapter 7. WRITING FOR THE WEB. ; Getting Started on Web Pages. Organizing and Designing Web Pages. Writing Text for the Web. Special Web Pages. --
Chapter 8. INFORMATIVE REPORTS. ; Getting Started on Informative Reports. Summary and Abstract. Mechanism Description. Periodic Reports. Progress Reports. News Release. --
Chapter 9. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. ; Incident Report. Trip Report. Science Lab Reports. Forensic Reports. --
Chapter 10. INSTRUCTIONS. ; Getting Started on Instructions. Organizing and Formatting Instructions. Composing Instructions. --
Chapter 11. EMPLOYMENT COMMUNICATION. ; Getting Started on Employment Communication. Formatting and Organizing Resumes. Types of Resumes. Composing Resumes. Composing Employment Letters. --
Chapter 12. PRESENTATIONS. ; Getting Started on Presentations. Planning. Organizing and Composing. Preparing. Rehearsing. Presenting. Organizing a Group Presentation. --
Chapter 13. RECOMMENDATION REPORTS. ; What is a Recommendation Report?. Starting a Recommendation Report. Formatting and Organizing. Recommendation Reports. Composing Recommendation Reports. --
Chapter 14. PROPOSALS. ; What is a Proposal?. Getting Started on Proposals. Composing Informal Proposals. Composing Formal Proposals. --
Chapter 15. ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE. ; What is Ethics?. Creating a Culture of Ethics. What to Do When Faced with an Ethical Dilemma. Why is it So Difficult to Behave Ethically?. --
Chapter 16. TECHNICAL READING. ; Technical Reading vs. Literary Reading. Before You Read. As You Read.
"Taking an applied approach to teaching workplace writing, TECHNICAL WRITING FOR SUCCESS 3E is a comprehensive text designed to focus on skills that employers demand in today's workplace - thinking, listening, composing, revising, and editing. Students are encouraged to acquire many workplace skills through integrated and applied instruction so that mastering technical writing is relevant and exciting. Abundant
There are no comments on this title.